#2CA02C

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #2CA02C

The precise color #2CA02C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Forestgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 44 red, 160 green, and 44 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 72% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 120.0° hue, 56.9% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2CA02C
RGB44, 160, 44
HSL120.0°, 56.9%, 40.0%
CMYK72%, 0%, 72%, 37%
HSV120.0°, 72.5%, 62.7%
LAB57.9, -54.1, 48.7
XYZ14.1, 25.9, 6.6
Decimal2924588

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.40:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.17:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.25:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2CA02C; }
.text-color { color: #2CA02C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2CA02C; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen
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